Community Assets and Services
The North Tyneside Cancer Prevention Network (CPN) brings together professional partners such as the North East North Cumbria Integrated Care Board (NENC ICB), NHS England (NHSE), Primary Care Networks (PCN) and the Voluntary, Community and Enterprise Sector (VCSE).
The CPN have worked to increase coverage by avoiding duplication and working collaboratively across three main areas – awareness of signs and symptoms, cancer screening programmes and early detection and diagnosis.
Key stakeholders include representation from the four North Tyneside PCNs, Tyne Health GP Federation, Healthwatch North Tyneside, LDNE, Live Well with Cancer and North Tyneside VODA. This is not an exhaustive list and the CPN is working with other partners as well on the breast screening agenda.
There are numerous cancer patient engagement and support groups/networks in North Tyneside. Some operate on regional footprints as well:
- Northern Cancer Voices
- North of Tyne and Gateshead Patient and Professional Group
- North Tyneside Patient Forum
These groups are contributing to establishing the remit of the Cancer Prevention Network and the CPN is providing data and public health expertise for their activity as well.